When somebody asks me what I do, I don't think I'd say critic. I say writer.
Leslie Fiedler

When someone asks if you'd like cake or pie, why not say you want cake and pie?
Lisa Loeb

When your mother asks, "Do you want a piece of advice?" it is a mere formality. It doesn't matter if you answer yes or no. You're going to get it anyway.
Erma Bombeck

Whenever someone asks me if I want water with my Scotch, I say I'm thirsty, not dirty.
Joe E. Lewis

Who asks whether the enemy was defeated by strategy or valor?
Virgil

Without a sign, his sword the brave man draws, and asks no omen, but his country's cause.
Homer

Yes, I am seeking a husband. As soon as the right man asks me, I shall say, It is not good for a woman to live alone.
Anna Held

You might hold an ethical position that it's wrong to lie, but if you have plans for a war in Iraq, and you want to keep them secret for practical reasons - to reduce casualties, perhaps - and someone asks you about those plans, you may need to lie for a 'good' outcome.
Peter Singer

Your body is the church where Nature asks to be reverenced.
Marquis de Sade